Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-17

forgiven the great man OF the family for his
desertion of Agnes: she fatty refused to con-
suit her memory. Even the bare sight OF
nv lord, when l last saw him in London
said the old woman, made my finger nails
itch to set their mark on his face was sent |
on an errand by Miss Agnes, and l met him
coming out Of the dentists door-and, thank
God, that's the last saw of him.
Thanks to the nurses quick temper and
quaint way of expressing herself, the object
OF Henry's inquiries wss gained already He
ventured on asking If she had noticed the sit
uation OF the house. She had noticed, and
still remembered the situation-''did Master
Henry suppose she had lost the use Of her
senses. because she had happened to be nigh
on so years oldP The same day he took the
false teeth to the Dentist and set all further
doubt ff doubt had still been possible), at
rest forever The teeth had been made for
the first Lord Montba,ry.
Henry had never revealed the existence of
this last link in the chain Of discovery to any
living creature, his brother Stephen included.
He carried his terrible secret with him TO the
grave
There was one other event in the memora-
BILE ,ast on which he preserved the same COM
passionate silence. Little Mrs. Ferrari never
knew that her husband had heen-not, as she
supposed, the countess victim-but the
countess, accomplish She still believed that
the late Lord Montbarry had sent her the
kI,000 note, and still recoiled from making
use OF present, hish she persisted in de-
| claring had the stain of her husbands blood
on it."
Agnes with the widows entire approval,
| took the money to the Children's hospital;
| and spent it in adding to the number of the
beds.
In the spring Of the new year the marriage
took place. At the special request of Agnes,
the members of the family were the only
| persons present at the ceremony; the three
| children acted as bridesmaids There was no
| wedding breakfast-and the honeymoon was
| spent in the retirement of a cottage or the
banks of the Thames.
During the last few days of the residence
of the newly married couple by the river
side, Lady Montbarry's children were in
vited to enjoy a days play in the garden
The eldest girl overheard land reported to her
motherl a little conjugal dialogue which
touched on the subject of the Haunted Hotel.
Henry, want you to give me kiss"
There it is, my dear"
snow am your wife, may speak to you
about something's
What is it.'
Something that happened the day before
that we left Venice You saw the countess
during the last six hours OF her life. Won't
you tell me whether she made any confession
to your
unconscious confession, Agnes-and there
1 Iist,
repeating" -g .-
Did she say nothing about what she saw or
heard on that dreadful night in my room.'
Nothing We only know by the event
that her mind never recovered the terror OF
it."
Agnes was not quite satisfied The subject
troubled her.
Even her own brief intercourse with heI
miserable rival of other days suggested ques
tions that perplexed her. She remembered
the countess prediction. You have to bring
, me to the day of discovery and to the punish
ment that is my DOOM Had the prediction
simply failed like other mortal prophecies
Or had it been fulfilled, on the memorable
night when she had seen the apparition, an,
when she had innocently tempted the COUNTIES
TO watch her in her room.
, Let it, however, be recorded among til,
, other virtues of Mrs Henry Westwiek, tina
she never again attempted to persuade he
husband into betraying his secrets. 0the
, mems wives, hearing OF this extraordinar,
conduct tand being trained in the moderl
school of morals and manners naturally re
, | garded her with compassionate contempt
, They always spoke Of Agnes, from that tim
forth, Is rather an old fashioned person
, That is all
: Is there no explanation of the mystery G
the Haunted Hotel.
{ Ask yourself if there is any explanation G
: the mystery Of your own life and dealt
. Farewell
n THE END.